every year
it is never easy to see this date coming because this day wasn't a good
one 3 years ago for many of us who loved elliott and his music :( the
thing is that a lot of you have turned it around and made it a better
day. i've been reading a lot of positive memories and thoughts related
to elliott on sweet addy, livejournals, myspaces and even the messages
in the guestbook for this site. also by simply taking a moment to think
of him to being a part of a tribute show to elliott is really nice and
brings something really good to this day. thank you all for doing that.
it really does make a big difference in how we feel about this day because
it gives something look forward it a positive light but it's not just
this day. it's everyday so thank you for the other days you think of
elliott too. i wish you all a good day especially elliott's family and
loved ones. if you are lucky enough to attend some sort of tribute,
i hope it's a wonderful time. thanks to everyone again who are taking
the time to do the tributes whatever days they are :). xo

thanks to
jillian for sending us this info about a radio tribute out of harrisonburg,
va. here is all the info we got:

i have a
prog/free form show at james madison university on wxjm sundays 10-noon.
on which, this sunday (october 22) i'm having "an informal elliott
smith tribute" in addition to playing all elliott or covers of
elliottsongs i'm raking up qoutes and info from sweetadeline.net - mostly
looking for stuff elliott has said -- i'll also be announcing info about
the esmf and that
sort of thing...i dont really have a formal show description, but basically
its a chick that digs elliott offering up a sighing 2-hour elliott mix
tape complete with commentary and qoutes from the man himself, covers
of his songs, his covers of other songs, as well as some early morning
typical radio stuff. it may not be the most quitessential elliott smith
tribute programme, but a smile and nod to his art and friendly a radio-wave
hello to him where e'er he may be now. info about the station is here
http://www.wxjmradio.com if folks
are in the area, they can tune in to 88.7 fm and it can all be streamed
online at the following places:

argentina
tribute, update on los angeles tribute and a radio tribute to elliott
in mexico on thursday and friday!

:O you guys
are amazing. we have another tribute to let you guys know about! if
you want to see an a list of tribute shows in the next few days and
weeks, please go to the
shows page! anyway thanks again to everyone who is taking the time
to put these shows on. it's really awesome to hear about!

los angeles,
ca (update - moved to a new venue): here
is an update i recieved about the los angeles tribute. here is the info:
elliott smith memory lane tribute show, saturday 10.21.06 5:00pm in
the city of los angeles, california. the options house, 12218 1/2 washington
place, los angeles, ca 90066 with musical performances by 6:30pm tenlons
fort, 7:15pm erik vice, 8:00pm the options, 8:45pm new west plus elliott
smith cover songs open mike until 10pm. *please note this celebration
replaces the originaly scheduled show at bliss cafe in hollywood. (thanks
to jack)

thanks to
andre for emailing us and let us know that he plans to have an elliott
smith tribute show on thursday the 19th and friday the 20th on radio
universidad de guadalajara 104.3 fm! here is more info about the radio
tribute: i'm a dj and radio producer in guadalajara, méxico.
i have a show called nouvelle extravagance, and we are dedicating two
shows to the art of elliott smith. the show is in spanish and it will
be aired on radio universidad de guadalajara 104.3 FM, but anyone who
wants to listen to it can log to: www.radio.udg.mx
this thursday and friday from 4 to 5pm (central US time). (10.18.06)

london
& sacramento tribute, new fan site and the old/new look sweet adeline
site!

thanks to
dexy for sending this information about another tribute to elliott on
the 21st! thanks to dexy and michael for collecting money for the elliott
smith memorial fund! here is dexy with more info:

"just
thought i'd drop you a line to see if you could maybe mention a small
elliott tribute i'll be doing on saturday 21st october in london. myself
and michael hall (who sings in the band nebraska http://www.myspace.com/nebraskamusic)
will be playing a set of elliott's songs at artful festival, 82-86 queens
road, peckham london (nearest station is queens road peckham overground).
the venue is actually an old tyre warehouse but the guys who it's being
rented from for the event are big elliott fans too! there will be about
7 bands playing plus djs and entry is only £2. the other bands
will be playing their own sets but me and michael will be paying tribute
to elliott. we will also be collecting donations towards the elliott
smith foundation..."

thanks to
xsnowballinhell for posting on the elliott
smith livejournal page about a sacramento, ca tribute concert for
elliott on the 21st. again thanks to all of the performers because they
are planning on giving all of the money collected at the door will be
given to the elliott
smith memorial fund. the show is at old ironsides and here is a
myspace
listing for the show. scheduled for the show is kyoto beat orchestra
(the band organizing the event), two sheds, sherman baker, baby grand,
spider silk dress.

thanks to
dylan for creating a new elliott smith fan site, lets
turn the record over! dylan describes site as a "website dedicated
to keeping the memory of singer songwriter elliott smith alive and well.
this meaning keeping a grand archive of media files, as well as information.
also, this will be the first fansite to host cover's and tribute songs."
if you would like to check his new site and start contributing songs,
please go to: http://www.the-stranger.org/ltro.
thanks dylan for creating another great site :)

finally,
i hope you like the return of the old site with a new look to it. i
was hoping the wordpress site would be easy to manage but the site was
actually frustrating to manage and i was getting so much spam. sadly,
i won't have something i did like which was the search bar :\ anyway,
this feels like being home again and this time around everything should
be on the site (from before i moved the site) including working audio
and video links! :O the audio no longer uses real audio files. the files
should be mp3/mp4 files now and i created new ipod files for the videos
we have in quicktime to enjoy on your ipod video players. there are
some new subsections to discover too. some of them are not complete
yet but i hope to add more as we go along. ask charlie a ? is back too!
this where i try my best to answer some questions about elliott's work.
anyway i plan this look to be the final design so i can focus more on
content from this point on. i really hope you like the site. sorry if
there is any issues at first. i'll try my best to catch them. thanks.
p.s. we have new link to the info about the elliott smith memorial fund
(http://www.sweetadeline.net/esmf.html). please update if you can. thanks
again.

p.s.s. i
just wanted to send special thanks to molly for the new monkey and official
store icons on the right and arron for the suggestion where to host
the audio and video files! (10.14.06)

elliott
tributes in berlin, toronto, glasgow, & new brunswick and new goldenboy
record and site!

wow, thanks
everyone! there are some nice tributes coming up this month to remember
elliott and some people were nice enough to send us word about them!
thanks to brian (from the glasgow tribute) too for collecting proceeds
to give to the elliott
smith memorial fund too! here is a list of the latest emails i've
gotten about upcoming tribute shows and what they have to say about
them!

berlin,
germany: my name is jeremy fitzkee and i am putting together an elliott
smith tribute night here in berlin on the 21st of october. i was wandering
if maybe you could put a blurb about it on the site. local bands and
songwriters will be there playing originals and e.s. covers. here
is the poster... (thanks jeremy and everyone incvolved!)

glasgow,
scotland: my name's brian and i'm organising a memorial show to take
place in glasgow, scotland, uk (a city we were lucky enough to have
elliott visit a few times) where as far as i know there has not been
a tribute night yet. the night will mark the third anniversary of elliott's
passing, taking place just a week or so after (21/10/2006) with proceeds
going to the memorial fund. there'll be a few nice things given away
or raffled (elliott cd singles, good will hunting dvds, and specially
commissioned two prints/sketches) and lots of good, mostly local bands
playing a mixture of original and elliott's music. booked so far are
lou hickey, joe kane, hey princess, y'all is fantasy island, early discloser
(me) with more to come. the venue is a place called mono, in king's
court glasgow.

new brunswick,
nj: my band (meet me in montauk) is doing an elliott smith tribute night
on november 1. the show is at... the harvest moon, 392 george st., new
brunswick, nj 08901. we are doing a night of elliott smith covers as
part of a halloween show. i thought this might be of interest to anyone
in the area. since a lot of people never got to see elliott live i thought
some people might be interested in knowing this. if you want to post
this on the site it would be really awesome. if people are interested
in checking out my band we are on the web at http://www.myspace.com/mmim.
(thanks andy!)

finally,
i wanted to mention that goldenboy has a new record (which came out
today!) and website. who is goldenboy? :O goldenboy is a band comprised
of shon sullivan and bryan bos. here is something i stole off their
myspace page to give you a little history and how shon is connected
to elliott.

"the
name started somewhere on a european tour i did with elliott smith.
i can't remember," sullivan says, thinking about how he earned
the nickname that would quickly become his band's name. "elliott
said a little joke thing like, 'hey goldenboy.' then (smith's drummer)
scott mcpherson's sister, lisa, was booking a show in l.a. and they
needed another band. scott remembered me and told lisa i was goldenboy.
ever since then i've been goldenboy.".....................................................................
if shon sullivan [vox, guitar and keys for elliott smith, neil finn,
spain, the eels, matt sharp] and bryan bos [ drums, vox for moonwash,
process, matt sharp] could explain their music, they probably never
would have written it. lucky for us, goldenboy travels in a lush melancholy
world that we can enter with him. this record promises a return to innocence
even if lost again. hooks can be deceiving with an unexpected blue note
and you will experience a different, twisted take from goldenboy's 'blue
swan orchestra'. the band tends to include their friends on their recordings,
like the guest appearance by elliott smith on their song "summertime".

i hope that
helps! anyway if you are interested in hearing tracks off their new
cd, "underneath the radio" check out their myspace
page. you can also check out their new site at: goldenboyband.com.
even better, you can their new cd here: eenie
meenie records! (10.04.06)